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Are you using a proxy? I was using one for awhile, but I kept getting weather for Dusseldorf and all of my ads were in Russian or Dutch.

If the airbag doesn’t deploy, the Tesla goes into “arsehole mode;” where license plates retract, and it accelerates to LUDICRIOUS SPEED mode to escape the accident scene.

I prefer our C7 posing at our local country club. Wife mostly drives it so I usually drive the boosted C6 instead (10.6 @ 136 it’s stupid for a daily). I like both photos for wallpapers. Beauty (C7) and the Beast (C6)

Yes! Islam! That explains why Iran isn’t independent from the Soviet Union and Britain! Also why Pakistan doesn’t exist separately from India! That must explain why Syria and Egypt totally didn’t come a heartbeat away from defeating Israel in 1973! Or why the mujahideen totally didn’t defeat the Soviets! Or why it… Read more

Uh, how else are you supposed to fire a large group of employees at the same time, while everyone is off in different places, or on holiday, or whatever? Would it be better to wait until after people have had a chance to spend more of the paychecks they’re not getting?

Maybe i should sue Porsche too because my favorite tree died.

But think of all the money you saved at the pump by providing you better fuel economy than you should have received!

Oh, I’ve noticed. A long time ago. It makes me sick. Read more

In case you hadn’t noticed, half of our government is comprised of Israelis. We’re an occupied country.

shipping needs to exist. Unregulated output from marine engines does not need to exist. Technology exists to reduce these emission, but we can’t force anyone to comply because: Read more

You think that’s bad? Try being the one responsible for designing exhaust ports.

It’s VW clean diesel.

Intentionally unpredictable, then, which is its own concern. It’s the same kind of strategy human chess grandmasters use to defeat computers: as no logical, predictable strategy can outsmart the computer, you use calculatedly “random” or “irrational” moves, in the hope that the computer’s limitations in handling that… Read more

If the UAW took on MB, would that revive the old Mercedes - Auto Union rivalry?

I hope, unlike the diamonds on the Jaguar F1 cars, he was insured.

+1.........million. Read more

Sure seems like you’re alienating some of the primary audience here with the whole stuffed animal thing. It’s not funny, it’s not cute, and despite your effort with this post, has nothing to do with cars. Please stop.

A thousand times this. I’m starting to get into a blind rage when I realize I’ve been hoodwinked into reading yet another article that’s just an excuse to post pictures of these ridiculous fucking toys. I just don’t understand why the Jalopnik editors are allowing this hijack. It’s not cute. It’s not endearing. It’s… Read more

enough with the fucking doll. Read more